Etymology

achromatize

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Today it means: To deprive of colour; to make achromatic. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἀ-
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀ-“not”
  2. English todayachromatize

From Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not”) + χρῶμα (khrôma, “colour”).

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